Just got a new Zeus Dual rta and am beyond frustrated with it the build was a breeze great deck to build on and the build came out to the exact resistance I was going for no problem now wicking this thing is a whole other story I cannot get this thing to work properly major spit back and flooding I tried wicking tightly and thinning the ends and just barely into the wells as suggested by many people and videos but I am having zero luck here and drinking mouthfuls of boiling juice is no fun. Any suggestions I really wanna love this tank but right now it’s driving me crazy. Help?
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I had the exact same issue with it. After several attempts, I just tossed it into the: Won't ever use that again bin. It's a very finicky tank.
Iirc the Zeus is a hybrid rta/rdta like the solomon2 and the aromamizer plus. I could be wrong about this since I don’t actually own one, but assuming it is true my standard method of wicking such tanks is to use the opposite approach:
-Large coils. You need enough wick diameter to fill the holes in the deck and that means large diameter coils.
-Long wicks. Around 1/4in past the hole in the deck.
-No thinning. Stuff the wick through the hole using a tool and then fluff the end outside the chamber. It uses up a small amount of tank space but has so far proved more or less foolproof and non leaking
-Large coils. You need enough wick diameter to fill the holes in the deck and that means large diameter coils.
-Long wicks. Around 1/4in past the hole in the deck.
-No thinning. Stuff the wick through the hole using a tool and then fluff the end outside the chamber. It uses up a small amount of tank space but has so far proved more or less foolproof and non leaking
Agree to most of your post. But the wicks should not touch the decking and fill the chamber but don't stuff it. It needs some room for a bit of movement.
I use a demon killer coil on the Zeus Dual as a single called the Tsuka. 3mm diameter and size 1.6*8mm. Stuff it with rayon by twisting it into the coil(untwist other side). I did not raise it too far off the deck but enough for good airflow. So far so good. You could also use a larger diameter to get more wicking if you like.
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Thanks for the suggestion it actually seems to be working now I had to build a larger coil (3mm 26g kanthal)to get more cotton in there but more cotton seems to be the way to go with this one. I don’t know what the hell all these people saying to thin out the wick are doing but it’s definitely better with more cotton and so far no dry hits yet so I’ll continue doing it this way if it works don’t fix it. Thanks for the suggestion it’s working great now with incredible flavor and little to no spit back.
Yeah stuffing it but not down to the bottom seems to be working great and 3mm coils worked out great thanks for the help
Try some of the suggestions down below they seem to have worked out well for me apparently stuffing the wells but not all the way down is what this tank needs
Imho that's why i stopped using rtas and moved on to squonk+ rdas much easier and no messing around trying to get wicking right lol.
For spitback i build spaced coils, never had spitback since.
For spitback i build spaced coils, never had spitback since.
Wicking the Zeus Dual
3mm ID coils. Cotton tight. Slight thinning of tails. Do not touch bottom of juice deck.
Works for me. Flavor for days. 0.12 @ 65-75 watts.
3mm ID coils. Cotton tight. Slight thinning of tails. Do not touch bottom of juice deck.
Works for me. Flavor for days. 0.12 @ 65-75 watts.
Thanks for the reference pics that should make it so much easier next time and yeah that’s exactly what I did after reading the above comments and it worked like a charm this tank is a great tank once I figured out the wicking the flavor is incredible
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